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Clarkston High School

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Clarkston High School ranks 212 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 53% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Clarkston High School in Clarkston, GA, serves approximately 1,441 students in grades 9-12 within the DeKalb County School District. The school has made a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 21st percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 53rd percentile (3 stars) for 2025-2026—its highest ranking in at least a decade.

The most striking success at Clarkston is with English Language Learner (ELL) students, where the school ranks 7th out of 173 schools statewide (96th percentile, 5 stars)—an extraordinary achievement given that no nearby school shows comparable results with this population. The school also earns 4 stars for outcomes with African American students (73rd percentile). Academically, Clarkston posted dramatic gains in the latest testing cycle: Algebra I proficiency rose from 26.7% to 40.7%, Biology from 27.4% to 43.2%, and U.S. History from 19.3% to 38%. These scores now exceed the district average in Algebra I and Biology, and nearly match the state average in U.S. History. The school now outperforms Stone Mountain High School (40.7% vs. 17.6% in Algebra I) and Towers High School (43.2% vs. 26% in Biology), and even surpasses the more affluent Druid Hills High School in Algebra I (40.7% vs. 32.8%). Per-student spending has risen to $19,406, with a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio.

Despite these academic gains, significant challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism sits at 42.6%—more than double the state average—and the graduation rate of 67.1% lags well behind the district (81.4%) and state (87.2%) averages. The dropout rate of 6.9% is nearly three times the state rate. While test scores show the school can achieve at high levels, improving attendance and student persistence will be critical to translating these gains into higher graduation rates. Clarkston's success with ELL and African American students demonstrates that targeted support works, and extending those strategies to address non-academic barriers could make this one of Georgia's most compelling success stories.

1,441

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,406

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

618 N Indian Creek Dr
Clarkston, GA 30021

(678) 676-5302

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Clarkston High School:

Elementary:	Allgood Elementary School
	Dunaire Elementary School
	Indian Creek Elementary School
	Jolly Elementary School
Middle:	Freedom Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.4%

Asian:

31.2%

White:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (67% vs 87%)

!Dropout rate above the Georgia average (7% vs 2%)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Georgia avg45%

212^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 23High Schools in the DeKalb County

136^th of 201DeKalb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	212 of 455	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	19.9	357 of 451	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	386 of 454	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	349 of 448	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	323 of 431	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	364 of 410	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	325 of 438	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	319 of 428	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	307 of 420	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	305 of 426	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	327 of 435	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	360 of 425	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	364 of 425	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	336 of 396	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	353 of 402	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	326 of 384	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	309 of 372	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.6	342 of 370	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	345 of 358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	326 of 335	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	101 of 376	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	31.7	246 of 391	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	285 of 382	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	281 of 384	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	186 of 372	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	59 of 65	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	83 of 83	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	84 of 84	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	82 of 83	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	79 of 82	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	7 of 173	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	56.1	53 of 180	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.3	80 of 159	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	28 of 141	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	21 of 102	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	194 of 431	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	20.3	350 of 438	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	376 of 435	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	338 of 433	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	334 of 430	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	103 of 298	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.6	212 of 312	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.3	288 of 315	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	267 of 308	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	236 of 295	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	233 of 436	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	352 of 442	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	358 of 436	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	357 of 436	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	298 of 427	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	90 of 338	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	15.9	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	229 of 344	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	162 of 343	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	207 of 331	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	300 of 334	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	334 of 341	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	335 of 346	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	318 of 343	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology43%-4 vs state

Algebra I41%-7 vs state

United States History38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarkston High School	Public	9-12	618 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5302	1,441	107	13.4	100.0%	125 (8.7%)	712 (49.4%)	122 (8.5%)	449 (31.2%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	20 (1.4%)	41.5	212^th of 455 public high schools	53.4%		19.9	357^th of 451 public high schools	20.8%	145	40.7	43.2	38.0	$19,406	$1,923	$17,483
Stone Mountain High School	Public	9-12	4555 Central Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6302	1,254	78	16.0	100.0%	31 (2.5%)	853 (68.0%)	211 (16.8%)	120 (9.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	14.6	392^nd of 455 public high schools	13.8%		13.1	402^nd of 451 public high schools	10.9%	10	17.6	25.0	17.0	$17,587	$2,023	$15,564
DeKalb School of the Arts	Public	8-12	1192 Clarendon Ave	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-2502	298	23	13.2	35.6%	72 (24.2%)	172 (57.7%)	24 (8.1%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	85	24^th of 455 public high schools	94.7%		93.2	11^th of 451 public high schools	97.6%	13	73.8	69.8	92.2	$25,160	$2,670	$22,490
Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	876	53	16.5	100.0%	21 (2.4%)	676 (77.2%)	121 (13.8%)	31 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)	19.7	357^th of 455 public high schools	21.5%		15	388^th of 451 public high schools	14.0%	31	18.8	26.0	26.3	$18,332	$1,720	$16,613
Elizabeth Andrews High School	Public	9-12	1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2602	167	32	5.2	83.2%	4 (2.4%)	116 (69.5%)	39 (23.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	7.1	429^th of 455 public high schools	5.7%		14.1	393^rd of 451 public high schools	12.9%	36	8.2	11.7	9.0
Dekalb Early College Academy	Public	9-12	1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-0221	314	18	17.4	84.4%	3 (1.0%)	228 (72.6%)	43 (13.7%)	34 (10.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	95.2	4^th of 455 public high schools	99.1%		93.2	10^th of 451 public high schools	97.8%	6	86.7	85.5	81.6
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	310 N McDonough St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4420	1,901	132	14.3	16.6%	1,127 (59.3%)	437 (23.0%)	109 (5.7%)	79 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (7.6%)	83.5	30^th of 455 public high schools	93.4%		82	44^th of 451 public high schools	90.2%	14	67.2	78.2	56.2	$17,609	$405	$17,204
Redan High School	Public	9-12	5247 Redan Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3602	1,052	59	17.8	100.0%	12 (1.1%)	894 (85.0%)	96 (9.1%)	19 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	22.1	344^th of 455 public high schools	24.4%		29.7	301^st of 451 public high schools	33.3%	43	28.6	24.9	26.1	$18,491	$1,960	$16,531
Tucker High School	Public	9-12	5036 Lavista Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3702	1,614	109	14.8	85.4%	152 (9.4%)	853 (52.9%)	394 (24.4%)	153 (9.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.4%)	38.6	233^rd of 455 public high schools	48.8%		47.4	180^th of 451 public high schools	60.1%	53	33.3	38.9	41.6	$18,285	$1,715	$16,570
Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	3801 Briarcliff Rd NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6702	2,234	132	16.9	47.1%	641 (28.7%)	422 (18.9%)	981 (43.9%)	85 (3.8%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.1%)	37.7	243^rd of 455 public high schools	46.6%		47.8	177^th of 451 public high schools	60.8%	66	32.4	48.0	25.7	$16,693	$1,604	$15,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarkston High School

What is the racial makeup of Clarkston High School?

Students at Clarkston High School are 49% African American, 31% Asian, 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Clarkston High School?

Clarkston High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allgood Elementary School
Elementary : Dunaire Elementary School
Elementary : Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Jolly Elementary School
Middle : Freedom Middle School

What district is Clarkston High School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend Clarkston High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,441 students attended Clarkston High School.

Is Clarkston High School a good school?

Clarkston High School ranks 212^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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